Subcutaneous sparganosis mimicking soft tissue tumor: a case report
Jung-Mo Hwang, Deuk-Soo Hwang, Chan Kang, Jae-Won Lee Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea Background: Sparganosis is a rare parasitic disease of humans caused by invasion of human tissue by plerocercoid tapeworm larvae (spargana) of the genu...
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Dove Medical Press
2019-02-01
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Series: | International Medical Case Reports Journal |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/subcutaneous-sparganosis-mimicking-soft-tissue-tumor-a-case-report-peer-reviewed-article-IMCRJ |